ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,540, issued on March 4, was assigned to Allison Transmission Inc. (Indianapolis).
"Sealed cover with nozzle" was invented by Austin Morris (Avon, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powertrain system includes a housing that defines a reservoir. A shaft is rotatably disposed in the housing, and the shaft defines a bore. A cap is positioned to seal the reservoir. The cap defines an opening configured to supply lubricant to the shaft. The opening in the cap is positioned proximal the shaft to spray the lubricant into the bore. In one form, the cap has a nozzle, and the nozzle defines the opening configured to supply the lubricant to t...